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Indians 5 @ Senators 6
Griffith Stadium
August 6, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 6, 1955 at Griffith Stadium. The home team Senators beat the visiting Indians with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 6, 1955 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 6 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherSpec Shea  
Losing PitcherArt Houtteman  
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Game Winning RBIJose Valdivielso 

Game Info

DateAugust 6, 1955 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherArt Houtteman  
Home Starting PitcherCamilo Pascual  
BallparkGriffith Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance2,921 
Time of Game2 hours 52 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Berry
1B: Bill McKinley
2B: Red Flaherty
3B: Nestor Chylak

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Al Smith  Right Fielder 
Gene Woodling  Left Fielder 
Vic Wertz  First Baseman 
Al Rosen  Third Baseman 
Larry Doby  Center Fielder 
Bobby Avila  Second Baseman 
Hal Naragon  Catcher 
George Strickland  Shortstop 
Art Houtteman  Pitcher 
Al Lopez  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Yost  Third Baseman 
Ernie Oravetz  Right Fielder 
Mickey Vernon  First Baseman 
Roy Sievers  Left Fielder 
Pete Runnels  Second Baseman 
Johnny Groth  Center Fielder 
Jose Valdivielso  Shortstop 
Ed Fitz Gerald  Catcher 
Camilo Pascual  Pitcher 
Chuck Dressen  Manager 

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Indians 5 @ Senators 6
Griffith Stadium
August 6, 1955

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         Game of 8/6/1955 -- Cleveland at Washington (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Smith A, rf           3  1  1  0   Yost E, 3b            2  1  0  0   
Woodling G, lf        2  1  1  1   Oravetz E, rf         4  1  2  0   
Kiner R, ph           1  0  1  1   Vernon M, 1b          5  0  1  1   
Narleski R, p         0  0  0  0   Sievers R, lf         2  1  0  0   
Evers H, ph           1  0  0  0   Runnels P, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Mossi D, p            0  0  0  0   Groth J, cf           3  1  2  1   
Wertz V, 1b           5  0  2  1   Umphlett T, pr-cf     0  0  0  0   
Rosen A, 3b           5  0  1  0   Valdivielso J, ss     4  0  2  2   
Doby L, cf            5  0  0  0   Fitz Gerald E, c      3  0  1  2   
Avila B, 2b           5  1  1  0   Pascual C, p          0  0  0  0   
Naragon H, c          3  1  1  0   Ramos P, p            3  1  1  0   
Hegan J, pr-c         1  0  0  0   Stobbs C, p           0  0  0  0   
Strickland G, ss      2  0  1  0   Shea S, p             1  0  1  0   
Mitchell D, ph-lf     3  1  1  1                                      
Houtteman A, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Santiago J, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Locklin S, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Feller B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Fain F, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Dente S, ss           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 10  4                        31  6 11  6

Cleveland        200 003 000 --  5
Washington       411 000 00x --  6

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Houtteman A (L)       0.2  2  4  4  3  0
Santiago J            2.1  5  2  2  0  2
Feller B              2.0  2  0  0  2  1
Narleski R            2.0  1  0  0  1  2
Mossi D               1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pascual C*            1.0  5  2  2  0  2
Ramos P+              4.0  3  3  2  1  1
Stobbs C              0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Shea S (W)            3.2  2  0  0  2  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 6th

E -- Strickland G, Runnels P 2
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 12, Washington 9
2B -- Smith A, Woodling G, Avila B, Mitchell D, Shea S
SH -- Santiago J, Yost E
SF -- Fitz Gerald E
HBP -- by Ramos P (Smith A)
T -- 2:52
A -- 2921

    

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